Hyderabad, April 20 -- A young boy's heartfelt appeal for space to play cricket has triggered one of Hyderabad's largest land reclamation drives, leading to the demolition of unauthorised structures and recovery of 39 acres of government land in two prime locations, media reports said.

He also flagged concerns about a nearby lake being filled to pave roads and carve out housing plots.

Acting swiftly, Hydraa officials inspected the site near the dargah in Raidurg's Shaikpet mandal and uncovered widespread encroachment in survey no. 5/2.

Hydraa razed the illegal infrastructure, removed encroachments, marked the land as government property, and filed a police case against Narne Estates for land grabbing, unauthorised construction, and enc...